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J. BURIC.

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1 APPLICATION FILED JAN. 11, mg. Patented July 23,1918...

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S INVENTOR J. BURIC.

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APPLICATION FILED JAN. 17. 1918.

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Patented July 23, 1918.

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A TTORNE Y8 .ronnmv'jsnmc, on cimnronn, NEW JERSEY, AssIe oRoE ONE-HALEerminate. j nnawnsgoi"m wvomgzqhtir.

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To all Be it known, that I JQHANN BUnrc, a subject of the KingofAustria, and a resident of Cranford, NormandiePark, inthe countv ofUnion and State ofTNew Jersey, haveinvented a newand Improved Table,ofwhich the following is. a full clear, and elitact;descriptionfg, i

present inventionhas in vieware to pro; vide means for'adjusting a tableof the character mentioned for service; to provlde a simple -means forhousing or 1 otherwise. dis: posing of theiextension memb rs and to.simplify and eheapenthe constr'uction ofthe.

table. v I g V I p p Drawings. 5 I Figure 113$ 11* side elevation sf atable. constructed and arranged in. accordancewith the presentinvention, the; parts thereof be:

ing shown in their; contracted relat1on;

2i's'a bottomyiew-fof the same; Fig. 3 'i's' 'a lon gitudinal sect on,one of the extension'fmeniber's' being completely "withdrawn from itshousing at one end of sald table and thecorrespoiiding extension. membari e. opposite, end o'fsaid table being i partially; withdrawn from itshousing, the section Fig. 2

housings, and "it" outer' extensions being shown as partia housings Fig.5' shows fully-extended table Fig.6 is a vertical section of a centralfragment of at'able constructed in ac-, cordance with the presentinvention, :the section being shown'as on anl enlarged scale and takenas on the line 6&6 in Fig. 1';

Fig. 7 isadetail'view in vertical section,

the section being taken as on the line 7 7 in Fig. 6; i

Fig. 8 is a detail view on'an enlarged scale in section, showing thelock for holdingthe;

extension members of thetable together. Description.

As seen in the drawings, a non-extensible supporting frame for the tablehas legs 15 connected by side members 16, which sup- U o ll fi il l andAmong the "principal. objects which the v the outeredge! of one "theleaves l9 Y20 and the slidingframe supp rtlng the same are drawn to thefull 'onareiexposeda '2 being'takenfas-on the line 3 3 ;',x I. Fig." {11s asect o'nal view taken as onthe same line'in Fig' LQ, the two nnerextenslons being shown as fully: withdrawn from, their;

withdrawn from. their 7 A p i 31, the leaves and 20 -arehel'd i zoperasection of the tive relation. 1

Specification of Letters Patentfi" 23, 1918;. Y ,Application i iled lanuary 17,191 21 Z 5Q-1 ends of permanent table leaves 1 84am di,

rectly attached, The gbrace 17Qperforms the. 1

double function of uppoi1t ing, the I inner.

edges oftheleavesj vl8ifo'rnr'1ing stops for the 6O sion leaves 19 and20, F r

I superposed and operativelyconnected exten= 1 ativelyconnected by'meansof aspring latch '21. JVhen united by; the.latch"21, .theleavesr'19 and 20 are held-indefinite relation tolia. r sliding frame 22 and asupport 23. The-sup Y port 2 3,is.permanently.attached to-the inner endof the extension 19,v arest v24being. formed on said support 123.forsupporting of the leaves 18 when extentandfrom underthe leavesl8lItwillbeseen best'inFigB ofthe draw- 5 ings and at the right hand'sidethere0f, that when the leaves-'19 and '20 are drawn'com I pletelj? fromunder the adjacent leaf 18,?the latch 21 and the perat ing-bu tton. 25there- Theflatch1-21 .ispivotally mounted-iby a pin 25 in housingfoimedby .azcover plate; 27 at. the inner end ofieachIof-theleaves 19.1 f Thebutton 2 5jon the "latch;21i is: heldflush V with the upper Surfaceofthe leaf- 19 by e" 2 stop 2 8 Th6 ;$t()p;1g28 is-,, n0rma1l held If Vagainst the under. sideof the? cover .plt by a spring29,;whichspring.servestoimaing tain the latchghead; 30 of the 1atchs21"in the socket 31. When theheadBO isin the socket I leaf 18,. the buttQn25 may be-udepressedto i he.;head 30.1mm the socket 31; 'In thisposition of the -latch 2l,gthe leaf may be drawnfrom-"underthe leafl9;.-...Theslifding f i 7 7 frame 132,;being permanently; attached. tothe 1 :leaf 29,;andl slidinga in; :grooves provided ther for in {thefname:22;;:thsii sliding mem r;

bers of the frame'j 32 are rigidly connected ,bythe end panel-3320ftheptable. Thfslid 'ing frame 32 provides abutments V or rests 34 forsupportlng the outer edges of the leaves .l9,when the leaves 20 arefully extended.

It will be understood thatiwhile both the h n he p r ofl-th lak fie" 8rto I has been drawn.fromgunderithe adjacent -95 1" permits the passageof the leaves 19 and 20, respectively, in a plane subsequently occupiedby said outer edges of said leaves 18 and 19. j

As seen best in Fig. 5 of the drawings, the leaves 19 and 20 arepartially supported in their fully extended condition by the swing- Ving legs 85. The legs 35 are supported in framed relation by the crossbraces 36 and 37, the latter of which is'hinged to a cleat 38 securedpermanently to the under side of the leaf 20. Normally, the legs 35 aredisposed in the raised position shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, bymeans of gravity latches 39, which engage the brace 36 when the saidlegs are lifted to the folded position. When the legs 35 are lifted totheir folded position, the leaves 20 and parts connected therewith arepushed back under the leaves 19, to accomplish which the outer or freeedges of the leaves 19 are lifted to permit the inner edges of theleaves20 to pass thereunder. The guide grooves 40 in the frames 22 are inclined so that when the outer end of the leaves '20 pass below the outerends of the leaves 19, the outer ends of the said leaves 19 are loweredto the operating level thereof. In this position, the leaves 20 arepressed back to the position assumed in Fig. 3 of'the drawings and shownbest at the right hand side thereof. In the position just abovedescribed, the latch 21 engages the leaf 20 to hold the leaves 19 and 20thereafter in operative relation.

As shown best in Fig. 6 of the drawings,

the sliding frames 22 have clove-tailed or,

T-shaped grooves 41 wherein roll frame guides for the rollers 41. Therollers 41 are secured toeach of the supports and at the oppositeendsthereof. These rollers are ar ranged in pairs and mutually engagethe grooves 40 of the adjacent member of the frames 22. While therollers 41 are herein shown as operatively engaging T-shaped grooves 40,it will be understood that other forms of grooves and sliding members.disposed therein may be employed in lieu of the rollers and groovesdisclosed. I

It will be understood that the leaves 18 and 19 are'hinged or pivotallyconnected with their supporting frames at the inner.

edge thereof, sufficient movement being accorded-to the outer edges ofeach of the mentioned leaves to permit the lift of the outer edges forthe passage thereunder of the fixed edge of the adjacent leaf, as, forinstance, the hinge 42, which holds the leaf 19 to its support at'theinner end of the said leaf, permits the lift of the outer edge of theleaf table and serves to hold the meeting edges of the said leaves 18 inmutual alinement. The inner edges of the leaves 18 are structurallysecured to the cross brace 17 byscrews 44. The movement of the leaves 18are'guided by the blocks 45, which are rigidlysecured to said leavesadjacent the opposite side of the table, as shown in Fig. 6 of thedrawings. Theblocks 45 normally rest in openings46 1n the cross brace17. 'When the leaves 18 rock on the-joint formed'on the tongue 43,: .theblocks 45' serve to maintain the aline- I 02am- 1. A table comprisinga-plurality of slid-I ably connected extension frames; a plurality ofleaves pivotally mounted, each on'one of said frames, each of saidleaves being adapt ed to be lifted at the. outer edge thereof for thepassage thereunder of the outwardly adacent leaf; and means for lockingsaid leaves together when in their retracted position, said means beingoperable only when exposed, said means embodying a series of manuallyoperable latches, each mounted in one of said leaves to be covered'bythe in wardly adjacent leaf and to normally lock the outwardly adjacentleaf. V

2. A table comprising a plurality, of slide ably connected extensionframes; a'plurality of leaves pivotally mounted, each on one of saidframes, each of said leaves being adapt-f ed to be lifted at the outeredge thereof for I I the'passage thereunder of the outwardly ad jacentleaf; and means for locking said leaves together when in their retractedposition, sa1d means being operable only when exposed, sa1d meansembodying a plurality of spring latches, one mounted in each of saidleaves to extend therethrough forengagmg the outwardly adjacent leafwhen in retracted position, said latches being exposed for operationonly when withdrawn 4 from under the inwardly adjacent leafwith whichthey are associated.

S. M. HENDRICKS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0.

JOHANN BURIo. f Witness: i i

